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Baby Names from 1889

288,946 registered births | 110,580 boys | 178,366 girls

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Top 10 Baby Names of 1889

Top 10 Boy Names

1 John
8,548 births
2 William
7,772 births
3 James
5,020 births
4 George
4,430 births
5 Charles
4,199 births
6 Frank
2,975 births
7 Joseph
2,729 births
8 Harry
2,559 births
9 Robert
2,513 births
10 Edward
2,299 births

Top 10 Girl Names

1 Mary
11,648 births
2 Anna
5,062 births
3 Elizabeth
3,058 births
4 Margaret
2,917 births
5 Emma
2,884 births
6 Minnie
2,624 births
7 Florence
2,465 births
8 Ethel
2,463 births
9 Bessie
2,343 births
10 Clara
2,319 births

Top Unisex Names of 1889

Jessie
207 boys 1,196 girls
Willie
708 boys 488 girls
Lee
415 boys 77 girls
Marion
153 boys 331 girls
Ollie
76 boys 366 girls

Names used for both boys and girls with at least 10% minority-gender share.

Notable Risers & Fallers in 1889

Names that jumped or dropped 50+ spots in the rankings compared to the previous year.

Biggest Risers

B Rudolph
#238 → #165 (+73)
B Kenneth
#267 → #199 (+68)
B Sylvester
#180 → #127 (+53)

New to the Top 200 in 1889

Names appearing in the top 200 for the first time ever.

Marjorie #182 Lucile #196 Irma #197 Leah #198 Kenneth #199 Forrest #200
1888 All Years 1890